Wardle v. New Orleans City Railroad
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL from the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans. Tissot, J. 1. Cases illustrative of negligence in street car drivers, in not giving passengers a reasonably safe opportunity to «alight, by starting before the passenger has stepped down: Mrs. Howell vs. St. Charles Street Railroad Company, 22 An. 603; 61 2ST. Y. 621; 30 N. Y. 370, 373 ; 49 2ST. Y. 673 ; 49 N. Y. 671. 2. If a passenger is known to he iu any manner affected by a disability, physical or otherwise,…
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APPEAL from the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans. Tissot, J. 1. Cases illustrative of negligence in street car drivers, in not giving passengers a reasonably safe opportunity to «alight, by starting before the passenger has stepped down: Mrs. Howell vs. St. Charles Street Railroad Company, 22 An. 603; 61 2ST. Y. 621; 30 N. Y. 370, 373 ; 49 2ST. Y. 673 ; 49 N. Y. 671. 2. If a passenger is known to he iu any manner affected by a disability, physical or otherwise, by which the hazards of travel are increased, a degree of attention should be bestowed to bis safety beyond that of an…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Bermudez, C. J.
The plaintiff sues to recover $15,000 for bodily-injuries sustained through the alleged carelessness of the driver of a *203street car in which she was a passenger and belonging to the defendant Company.
The defense is a general denial and contributory negligence.
The case was tried by a jury who rendered a verdict for $5,000. From a judgment in accordance, the defendant has appealed.
The plaintiff was a woman, sixty odd years old, and weighing 200 pounds, when the accident occurred. She was travelling as a passenger at the time, in broad…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Sheridan v. Brooklyn City & Newtown RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1867
- Mulhado v. . Brooklyn City R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1864
- Nichols v. . Sixth Avenue R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1868
- Crissey v. Hestonville, Mantua & Fairmount Passenger Railway Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1874
3Cited by4 opinions
- Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. WhiteSupreme Court of Alabama · 1911
- Clark v. . Traction Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1905
- Sharp v. New Orleans City R.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
- Cain v. VollmerIdaho Supreme Court · 1910